St. Louis, 1964

Ken Josephson of Las Vegas recently found this picture and put it on ForwardLook, which I e-mailed to Dan for posting here. Apparently he and his family visited St. Louis in 1964, during his childhood. Judging by its license plate, wasn’t that 59 Suburban wagon a U. S. government staff vehicle? The slanting numbers on the left side of the license plate are a dead giveaway.

Thanks, Bernie! I love these B&W shots… I think I’ll put this in the UFOs too!

Look at the trim and the fin. The roof extension from the Suburban is actually the roof of the car behind it? It’s more like a Belvy